Three Writers Win Ottawa Book Awards

Published 10/25/2024 · Updated 10/28/2024

This is a release from the City of Ottawa:

The 2024 edition of the Ottawa Book Awards has been written with three local authors winning the prestigious prize.

We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our local authors:

Sandra Ridley – received the English fiction award for her collection of poems Vixen (Book*hug Press)
Huda Mukbil – received the English non-fiction award for her work Agent of Change: My life Fighting Terrorists, Spies and Institutional Racism (McGill-Queens University Press)
Sébastien Pierroz – received the French fiction award for his novel Deux heures avant la fin de l’été (Les Éditions David).
Due to an insufficient number of entries, there was no award in the category of French non-fiction.

Presented annually for the past 39 years, the awards recognize the top English and French books published in the past year by local authors – exemplifying Ottawa’s rich literary talent. Winning books were selected by a jury of peers.

More information about the Ottawa Book Awards, including jury statements, and a full list of this year’s nominees is available at Ottawa Book Awards | City of Ottawa

The books of this year’s winners and nominees, as well as those of past years are available at Ottawa Public Library (OPL). An OPL card is free for everyone who lives in Ottawa.